On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 14:34:50 -0400 "Paul A. Rubin" <parubi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 06/21/2018 02:05 PM, John White wrote: > > When inserting a pdf graphic into a template, and saving the file, > > the next time I open the template, I have to re-insert the graphic, > > even though the graphic is in the same template folder. > > > > However, if I open the same lyx template in dolphin, it opens with > > the graphic shown. > > > > Anyone know how I can save the template in such a manner as will > > show when opened from lyx' with "new from template"? > > > > John > Are you using absolute (not relative) paths to the graphics? Relative > paths will not work, because the new document you are creating will > live in the LyX temp directory, not in the templates directory. I > don't seem to have a problem as long as I use absolute paths. > > Paul IMHO using absolute paths is a bad solution. Some of my books are in git now, and sometimes I clone them into laptop directories with paths different from the one on my desktop. I'd greatly prefer that a document's dependencies travel with it. SteveT Steve Litt June 2018 featured book: Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting http://www.troubleshooters.com/28
